Disclaimer: I own only the situation, not the characters.

Because you asked for it, ketaglass.
Look familiar, Janey? (laughs)
This is not supposed to influence yours, Manzanita. (grins)

While it works as a sequel to Whoops, I'm posting this as separately, partially because it's a double drabble (200 words) and Whoops is a trilogy of ordinary drabbles (100 words).

As per my new policy, anonymous reviews get answered in my profile.


It didn't take long for everyone to notice the absence of the class magician.

Odd that Akako would know that he was sick and Aoko hadn't, but stranger things had happened. Usually involving Kaito, come to think of it. Of course, Akako had said that Kuroba was 'indisposed,' but he had to be really ill not to come to school.

In the unusual tranquility, most of the students found their attention fixed soundly on the instructor. This had initially unnerved the teacher before she noticed the opportunity to actually teach undistracted. Even Akako sat attentively, a slight smile on her lips. She did not even glance out the window to where three cats sat in a row on the wall surrounding the school grounds, heads pointed straight at the window.

"I don't think she's noticed. Glare harder."

"Why are you so sure she's behind this?"

"You think she's not? One could be a fluke, two could be coincidence, but three?"

"Hey, if we are stuck, at least Kitten here's already used to being smaller than everyone else."

"Heiji, I swear that if you call me that one more time we're going to see if you really land on your feet."


(Edit 11/05: Janey is awesome and did me fanart for this chapter! Due to link-in-story mangle, the link is in my profile.)